People who are fit during their middle ages have lesser chances of dying from heart diseases later in life even if they were diagnosed with depression, according to a new study.<\/p>\n
The study, published in the journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, found that participants with high fitness were 56 per cent less likely to die from heart diseases following a depression diagnosis.<\/p>\n
Depression has been linked to several other chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease, but taking anti-depressants are likely to help.<\/p>\n
But according to the researchers, for patients with these conditions, the more appropriate treatment may be exercise.<\/p>\n
The researchers said the reasons behind this may partly be connected to the general health effects of physical activity, including the fact that exercise decreases inflammation that may cause depression.<\/p>\n
By reducing inflammation, the risk for depression and heart diseases are lowered, the researchers mentioned.<\/p>\n
“The earlier you maintain fitness, the better chance of preventing depression, which in the long run will help lower the risk of heart diseases,” said co-author Madhukar Trivedi from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in the US.<\/p>\n
For the study, the researchers examined database of nearly 18,000 participants who had their cardio-respiratory fitness measured at an average age of 50 years.<\/p>\n
The researchers used Medicare Administrative data to establish correlations between the participants’ fitness at midlife to rates of depression and heart diseases in older age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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